Cash For Clunkers' Top-sellers, Top-Trade-ins

Cash For Clunkers' Top-sellers, Top-Trade-ins
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/26/cash-for-clunkers-topsell_n_269700.html

Auto dealers reported 690,114 sales under the federal government's $3
billion Cash for Clunkers rebate program, according to final data
released Wednesday by the Department of Transportation. The total value
of the rebates claimed by dealers totalled $2.88 billion.

The following is a list of the top-selling vehicles under the program,
the most popular trade-ins, the share of sales for automakers and the
top-selling states.


TOP SELLERS

1. Toyota Corolla

2. Honda Civic

3. Toyota Camry

4. Ford Focus front-wheel drive

5. Hyundai Elantra
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6. Nissan Versa

7. Toyota Prius

8. Honda Accord

9. Honda Fit

10. Ford Escape front-wheel drive

TOP TRADE-INS

1. Ford Explorer four-wheel drive

2. Ford F-150 Pickup two-wheel drive

3. Jeep Grand Cherokee four-wheel drive

4. Ford Explorer two-wheel drive

5. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan two-wheel drive

6. Jeep Cherokee four-wheel drive

7. Chevrolet Blazer four-wheel drive

8. Chevrolet C1500 pickup two-wheel drive

9. Ford F-150 pickup four-wheel drive

10. Ford Windstar front-wheel drive van

TOP MANUFACTURERS OF NEW VEHICLES SOLD

1. Toyota, 19.4 percent of Cash for Clunkers sales

2. General Motors, 17.6 percent

3. Ford, 14.4 percent

4. Honda, 13 percent

5. Nissan, 8.7 percent

TOP STATES FOR SALES

1. California

2. Texas

3. New York

4. Florida

5. Illinois

 

Wow! Lots of "big 3" cars being euthanized. Strange that GM can be the
2nd highest sold by manufacturer when not a one of their cars was in the
top ten sold. What explains that?

 

The vehicles that the Japs make are not as differentiated into various
sub-models as cars (and especially trucks) made by Ford, GM and
Chrysler.

The stats you see are itemized in terms of exact car and truck models.

If all sub-versions of a given model were counted together, you'd see
more big-3 vehicles in that list. Especially trucks.

 

A lot of cars that were great in their day on the trade-in list. A lot
of cars that will be decrepit piles of sh*t by the time their half the
age of those trade-ins on the top sellers list. :-(


The death penalty should apply to anyone caught deliberately destroying
a Jeep Cherokee or Grand Cherokee, C4C be damned.